[no audio] next we hear from andrew needham about the role of electricity in the southwest and how was fueled by coal from native american lands and the social inequalities that resulted from the demand for cheap power. needham is the author of power lines, phoenix and the making of the modern southwest. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. let me say welcome to new york
public knowledge. i m the director of ipk. i am happy to be here. andrew and i were talking about the fact that academics spend many years writing good books. and are reluctant to celebrate. we publish our books and then we want to be criticized and even condemned by panels of smart people. some lively conversation and debate, but a touch of celebration. which is why there is wine and cheese outside. participate in the event fully. we like to do a lot of book launches here. the real reason we are here tonight is because for the last several years ipk s been doing a lot of programming and research on issues about climate and cities and sustainability. and so, this work, while historical, very much speaks to the most contemporary and emergent problems of our time. we re excited about the conversation tonight. so, to get things rolling, we have a journalist visiting at nyu, but also someone who has done a lot of work on environmental issues, contributed to npr and the atlantic.
information on our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. each week, american history artifacts visits museums and historic places. next we take you inside the u.s. , capitol s house where matthew wasniewski and curator farar elliott use photographs to trace the history of women in congress. this is the first of a two-part program. the story of women in congress begins with jeannette rankin, who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. she is elected to the house four years before women have the right to vote nationally, and in a way, she is really a bridge from the suffrage movement to women attaining full rights. she was active in the national women s suffrage organization. she helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple of states west of mississippi. and she runs, in 1916, she is elected to one of two districts. part of her platform is that she is a pacifist or she does one into the house on april 2, 1917
andrew and i were talking about the fact that academics spend many years writing good books. and are reluctant to celebrate. we publish our books and then we want to be criticized and even condemned by panels of smart people. there ll be some lively conversation and debate, but a touch of celebration. which is why there is wine and cheese outside. participate in the event fully. we like to do a lot of book launches here. the real reason we are here tonight is because, for the last several years ipk s been doing a lot of programming and research on issues about climate and cities and sustainability. and so, this work, while historical, very much speaks to the most contemporary and emergent problems of our time. we re excited about the conversation tonight. so, to get things rolling, we have a journalist visiting at nyu, but also someone who has done a lot of work on environmental issues, contributed to npr and the atlantic. she will moderate the conversation and introduce th
jong-un in the coming weeks to discuss the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. it would be a tremendous thing for north korea and a tremendous thing for the world. so we will be doing everything possible to make it a worldwide success. not just for the united states or south korea or north korea or japan, but for the entire world. sandra: meanwhile first the meeting, now the drama. secretary of state nominee mike pompeo s road to confirmation getting more interesting as lawmakers weigh in on his surprise weekend encounter. bill: the drama surrounding pompeo. mike gallagher is standing by live with his reaction. we begin in florida with chief white house correspondent john roberts on the news that is being made on the north korea talks. good morning to you. good morning to you and the president bid farewell to the japanese prime minister today. he is headed to key west to spend time with the joint interagency task force reviewing their drug interdiction efforts. th